Giffords returns to the floor

U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) waves as she stands with colleagues on the floor of the House of Representatives, moments after the House voted to raise the U.S. borrowing limit on Aug. 1. Giffords had returned to the House floor for the first time since she was shot in the head in January, receiving a thunderous ovation from Democrats and Republicans alike.

U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) waves as she stands with colleagues on the floor of the House of Representatives, moments after the House voted to raise the U.S. borrowing limit on Aug. 1. Giffords had returned to the House floor for the first time since she was shot in the head in January, receiving a thunderous ovation from Democrats and Republicans alike. (House TV/Handout/Reuters)

U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) waves as she stands with colleagues on the floor of the House of Representatives, moments after the House voted to raise the U.S. borrowing limit on Aug. 1. Giffords had returned to the House floor for the first time since she was shot in the head in January, receiving a thunderous ovation from Democrats and Republicans alike.House TV/Handout/Reuters